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Friday 2 August

1600 – 1800 Registration
1700 – 1800 Conference Opening
Conference Welcome
The Hon Justice Murray Aldridge
President AIJA
  Welcome to Country
Uncle Allan Murray
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
  Keynote Opening Speech
The Hon Virginia Bell AC
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia
1800 – 2000 Welcome Reception | Banco Court

Saturday 3 August

0800 – 1630 Registration
0900 – 1015 Session 1

Overview of process in relation to sexual assault complaints
Before and after trial – locating the trial process as part of the broader ecosystem. 

Session Chair: Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Sharyn Hall SC
NSW Bar Association
Sarah Quick
Victims of Crime Commissioner South Australia
1015 – 1115 Session 2

Understanding of national consent laws
Representatives will discuss consent laws from perspectives of different jurisdictions.

Session Chair: The Hon Justice Julie Ward
President – Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Gabrielle Bashir SC
NSW Bar Association
The Hon Lindy Jenkins
Chair of the WA Law Reform Commission
Kate Eastman AM SC
Barrister at New Chambers, Commissioner of the NSW Law Reform Commission
1115 – 1145 Morning Tea
1145 – 1300 Session 3

Trial process
Focussing on initiatives in sexual assault trials; trauma-informed practice and its application in court processes (for example, witness intermediaries, recorded evidence, closed court, aspects of language used to identify participants in trials); court craft in managing trials.

Session Chair: Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton
County Court of Victoria
Hon Justice Mathew Downs
Auckland High Court Criminal List Judge
Her Hon Judge Kate Traill
District Court of NSW
Rukiya Stein
Accredited Witness Intermediary, NSW
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1500 Session 4

Trauma neurobiological impacts of sexual violence / myths and misconceptions

Session Chair: Dr Brenda McGivern
Princiapl Registrar, District Court of Western Australia
Professor James Scott
Children’s Health Queensland and the University of Queensland
Professor Kim Felmingham
Chair in Clinical Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne

1500 – 1530 Afternoon Tea
1530 – 1630 Session 5

Criminological, psychological and social perspectives

Session Chair: The Hon Justice Sarah Huggett
Chief Judge, District Court of New South Wales
Dr Rachael Burgin
CEO of Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy and Lecturer of Law at Swinburne University of Technology
Professor Julia Quilter
School of Law, University of Wollongong
1830 – 2200 Conference Dinner | Hyde Park Room, Sheraton Grand, Sydney
Keynote Speaker: Suzie Miller
Multi-award winning Australian/International playwright and screenwriter, and former defence lawyer

Sunday 4 August

0900 – 1245 Registration
0930 – 1100 Session 6 – Panel Session

Issues impacting those population groups in Australia which have an increased susceptibility to experiencing sexual violence

Session Chair: Dr Brenda McGivern
Princiapl Registrar, District Court of Western Australia
The Hon Justice Lincoln Crowley
Supreme Court of Queensland
Dr Amanda-Jane George
Central Queensland University Lead, AIJA and Australian Government commissioned project: Specialist Approaches to Managing Sexual Assault Proceedings
Thecla Hartree
Aboriginal Interpreter Service, Northern Territory Government
Jezebel Moketarinja
Interpreter Support and Development Officer, Aboriginal Interpreter Service
1100 – 1130 Morning Tea
1130 – 1245 Session 7 – Panel Session

Vicarious trauma
Well-being of those involved in sexual assault matters

Session Chair: The Hon Justice Sarah McNaughton
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Amani Haydar
Award-winning author, visual artist, and advocate for women’s health and safety
Dr Carly Schrever
Lawyer, psychologist, and researcher into judicial wellbeing
1245 – 1250 Conference Close
  The Hon Justice Julie Ward
President – Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales
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